Friday, 17 April 2009

Happy Birthday to you Poonam Dhillon

Poonam Dhillon in the 1979 smash hit movie Noorie

Happy Birthday to dear Poonam Dhillon, one of my favourite bollywood sweethearts. She burst onto the movie scene in 1978 when Yash Chopra cast her in Trishul shortly after she had just won Femina Magazine's Miss Young India. Following Trishul, Poonam appeared in a number of Box office hits such as Noorie, Karma, Sohni Mahiwal etc. But the first Poonam movie i ever watched was Yeh Vaada Raha a sweet love story which i heard flopped in India but that movie was in the same ranks if not even more popular than Sholay when i was a child in Nigeria, something my dear fellow blogger Daddy's Girl has testified to, another dear friend and fellow blogger Nicki has also testified how the movie was such a hit among Thai people.Poonam never won any awards perhaps because she always played the hero's girlfriend and never really got to play strong roles, something i think her cuteness denied her and possibly something to do with her shyness, which she herself admitted to, on her website. However Poonam was always so delightful to watch, her innocent face always brightened up the screen and she always gives a charming performance so much so that in most movies you see her in, you can't help but like her and if it were possible you'd want to give her a hug from the screen. God bless you Poonam and i wish you many more happy years to come. I've included five of my fave Poonam Picturisations to celebrate her 47th birthday

5. Hum Jis Raste pe chale from Teri Kasam (1982) In a movie dominated mostly by Amit Kumar singing for Kumar Gaurav, Lata Mangeshkar joins him in this duet, Poonam looks so adoring and i really like her and Kumar Gaurav together

4. Gapoochi Gapoochie Gum from Trishul (1979) Listen to this song once and you'll besinging it all day,Poonam looks ravishing as usual

Thats a great tribute to Poonam Dhillon! I love her, too. I think her acting skills were very underrated and she never did get her due. I was re-watching Tawaif a few days ago and she looked soooooo cute there and acted so well too. I love her in Basera as well. Guess it was her extreme cuteness that landed her cute parts and nothing else! And I loooooove the Tu tu hai wahi number from Yeh Vaada Raha - the dance looks so spontaneous and the two of them look so happy!

thanks for sharing that lovely comment bollyviewer glad you found it interesting, i was really moved to write something as she seems to be remembered by many just for her cuteness. I really want to see Tawaif, its directed by B.R Chopra and i'm a big fan of that man, i've asked a friend to get it for me from India

I admit my knowledge of classic Hindi is very very limited, so it's great to be able to be exposed to new things via other's blogs. This post on Poonam was exellent. It makes you wonder if she had debuted amongst today's heroines playing stronger leading lady roles, if she would have received greater recognition.

Due to her being in the movie industry and using the name Dhillon my family stopped using the name due to cultural issues in my country. Any how non of her fault but cantt use the surname any more, as yet again idiots in my country saw her movie recently who dont even know her and saw the name Dhillon. However being a Jatt she looks nice.

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I'm an outgoing, fun and down to earth guy who is bollywood crazy, hence why this blog is called bollywood deewana(dee-vah-nah). Bollywood is like a hobby for me, i love reading about it, watching, researching etc. I started this blog out of inspiration by other bollywood blogs i read, plus i watch a good deal of movies, at least 2-3 in a week, hence i thought why not give my reviews and share my love of Indian Cinema.
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